Why The Uniform Of The Loreng Army, It Turns Out That This Is History And The Goal

Soldiers wearing striped uniforms (Freepik)

YOGYAKARTA - The Indonesian National Army (TNI) wears an identical uniform to the striped pattern. The colors and striped patterns of these clothes are so distinctive that they are easily distinguished from the uniforms of other officers. Many are curious why the uniforms of the army are striped?

Actually, uniforms are not only used by soldiers in Indonesia, but also used in soldiers around the world. With the distinctive motifs of loreng, soldiers from various countries usually adapt different colors, ranging from green, brown, to black.

While the Indonesian army uniform itself has a green striped color. The choice of the loreng motif on this uniform is not without reason, apart from having a specific purpose related to the duty of the army. Let's see why the uniform army is loose and its purpose.

The reason for the use of striped color on army uniforms is that it aims to facilitate its duties in maintaining national security. Lored clothing is used for undercover purposes so that it is not monitored by the enemy.

This act of disguise is not only carried out by Infantry personnel, but also includes aircraft, vehicles, and military equipment. Soldiers use striped clothing to camouflage, a defense technique aimed at preventing troops from being detected by the enemy.

Colors and uniforms as well as military equipment were selected to hide troops from enemy visual observations. Wearing striped clothing, military forces can mingle with the surrounding terrain, reducing the risk of being targeted by fire.

The striped color uniforms help the soldiers to blend with the surrounding environment. So when you have to fight or do military duty, their disguise will be difficult to detect by the enemy. In addition, the disguise also helps to minimize being hit by gunfire.

The camouflage in striped clothing serves to protect yourself from visual observations. Although there is already advanced technology such as infrared light that can detect the presence of humans, this camouflage method is still considered quite effective in maintaining disguise.

So when was this striped uniform used for the first time by army troops? The striped uniforms were first used in the early 1800s by several military units as protection from gunfire.

According to the book Bonaparte: 1769-1802 written by Patrice Gueniffey (2015), the 95th Rifle Regiment and the 60th Rifle Regiment were the first troops to adopt a stripe pattern. This uniform was worn during the Napoleonic War to strengthen the battle line of the British army.

The troops used a Rifles Baker rifle (equipped with fire) and wore a green jacket. The use of the green jacket is different from other regiments that wear dark red cloaks.

The uniform color of Indonesian soldiers is different from that of army troops from other countries which adapt more often to brown colors on white. TNI soldiers wore green striped colors.

The choice of green is carried out considering the terrain in Indonesia which is dominated by green trees and brown soil and wood. The TNI chose the pattern of M81 Woodland which has been popular since 1981.

If Indonesian military forces wear black uniforms, this will make it difficult for them to go to war during the day because the black color absorbs the heat faster. Currently, not only the TNI is wearing a striped uniform, but the Police are also re-implementing it.

That's why the uniforms of the army are loose and the purpose of choosing these patterns. It turns out that the use of striped colors aims to facilitate acts of disguise or camouflage when soldiers carry out military duties. Also read the history of the Indonesian Army Kopassus formed.

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